Nose: Glorious, intense dates, raisins and figs. Maple syrup. Burnt toffee notes. Muscovado sugar. Dark chocolate and coffee. Pencil shavings, slight touch of old cellars. Plum jam. Walnuts.
Palate: just follows the nose perfectly, and the dates and figs are delivered in a velvety spirit. Cinnamon, not as fully sweet as you might expect. Oaky, with orange marmalade. Chocolate again. Blackcurrants. Burnt toast. Lovely plummy note. Underneath the layers of dark fruits, there’s a slight huskiness; and it mixes with a slightly acidic or tannic quality, which just takes the shine off a very oily finish.